一时

yī shí · yi shi

Traditional 一時

Meaning

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  1. a period of time
  2. a while
  3. for a short while
  4. temporary
  5. momentary
  6. at the same time

In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yì)时(shí)失(shī)言(yán)常(cháng)常(cháng)会(huì)带(dài)来(lái)意(yì)想(xiǎng)不(bu)到(dào)的(de)结(jié)果(guǒ)。

A slip of the tongue often brings about unexpected results.

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02

我(wǒ)一(yì)时(shí)想(xiǎng)不(bu)起(qǐ)他(tā)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)了(le)。

I can't recall his name for the moment.

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